I try to keep a stiff upper lip about not having an iPhone. Just couldn't afford it - not with the $75 a month or so AT&T charges for service on top of the $199 upfront cost for the device. ...more

March 21, 2009

On Feb. 6, 1995, Pat Brennan made Hernando County bowling history. ...more

December 21, 2008

Most people are thankful to have their parents and children in the same house for Thanksgiving, but one local family has a five-generation Turkey Day tradition that started in the 1950s and is still going strong. ...more

November 27, 2008

Building your dream home may be easier than you think. ...more

November 26, 2008

During these tough economic times, many vehicle owners are thinking about repairing what they have rather than buying another car, van or truck. ...more

October 25, 2008

legal and illegal - it is an article of faith that vast numbers of new arrivals are fracturing American traditions, recalibrating our values and undermining our language. Spanish spoken on the streets of L.A. is, to those inclined to see it that way, evidence of something essential slipping out of our culture, or of a scary kind of reverse assimilation. Instead of becoming more like Americans, the fear is that immigrants are trying to absorb parts of this country into Latin America. ...more

September 26, 2008

I would like to thank Barack Obama and John McCain (despite the fact that my gratitude towards one will only extend the length of this column) for explaining to me what "American" means. ...more

July 23, 2008

The news is bad all over. And if you're in the newspaper industry, you're not just reporting about it. You're living it. ...more

July 5, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - When Alessi Bakeries owner Phil Alessi looks at pictures of his family on the wall in his office, he is filled with inspiration and pride. ...more

May 3, 2008

This second-generation private ship being built by Virgin Galactic to fly tourists into weightlessness is an exciting experiment in the privatization of space flight. ...more

February 19, 2008